2. Phillies (25-14 even) Ryan Howard has been on a tear lately, his numbers are certainly MVP caliber thus far.The dominant rotation has endured some injuries, how long will the staff be able to sustain success?
3. Reds (23-17 +10) The Reds have been RED hot, as they swept division rivals St Louis over the weekend. The offense will always be there, Pitching is the biggest question with Cincinnati.
4. Tigers (22-18 +12) Detroit has now become baseball's hottest team, and are riding a seven game winning streak sparked by the no hit bid by ace, Justin Verlander.
5. Marlins (23-16 even) First Basemen, Gaby Sanchez has really picked up the slack for the rest of the team, he has put together a nice sophomore season so far. If the pitching continues, they will be in the thick of the playoff race.
6. Cardinals (22-19 -3) The Cardinals currently have the most lethal middle of the order at this time, Pujols,Holliday and Berkman have been outstanding so far and have led the club to first in Runs, Batting Average and On Base Percentage.
7. Angels (22-19 -3) The Angels continue to hold off the dangerous Texas Rangers with timely hitting and great pitching. No big power bat in this lineup, yet still getting it done.
8. Rays (23-17 -1) Who thought Tampa would be able to be in first without Carl Crawford? Pitching is a big reason why, David Price and James Shields have been great early in the season.
9. Giants (22-17 +5) San Fran has won 9 of their past 11 games. The Giants are 29th in the league in runs scored. If they can start to score runs they may be able to separate from Colorado a little bit.
10. Yankees (20-18 -4) The Bombers have been struggling of late going 3-7 in their last 10. And an amazing stat with a lineup of ARod, Cano, and Teixeira you have Curtis Granderson leading the team in average,homers, and runs batted in. Imagine that.
11. Braves (23-19 -1) Atlanta has been coming at the Phillies with pitching. Big win for Atlanta this weekend as they defeated Roy Halladay while he threw a complete game. Halladay has been a thorn in their side since he joined the NL East.
12. Rockies (20-18 -4) Colorado's struggles have gone through two weeks now. Tulowitzki and Gonzalez have yet to give the Rocks the type of production they have been hoping for.
13. Rangers (21-19 -2) Adrian Beltre and Michael Young have picked up their games with the extended absence of Josh Hamilton, but still have slowed up considerably from their fast start
14. Royals (20-19 -5) The Royals bolstered their offense by calling up Eric Hosmer, will they look to bolster their staff by calling up top pitching prospect Mike Montgomery?
15. Athletics (20-20 -3) Oakland truly lacks an offensive weapon in their lineup, and the rotation has been outstanding leading the league in ERA, but the records wouldn't show it because they have very little run support.
16. Nationals (19-21 +4) Jason Werth's .231 batting average has not lived up to Washington's expectations. But the veteran pitching staff has held it together so far.
17. Brewers (19-21 +6) Milwaukee had a big week by sweeping division rivals, Pittsburgh. The return of Greinke is a good sign, but he is not at full strength yet, but will form a dangerous duo with Gallardo when he is at full strength.
18. Dodgers (19-22 -1) Dodger blue has struggled to put runs up so far. Outside of Either and Kemp, the offense has been very anemic. It will be hard to add players without a true management being in place, so the guys they have will have to step up.
19. Blue Jays (20-20 +2) Toronto has looked much better of late and the amazing story of Jose Bautista continues as he is already up to 16 Home Runs in this young season.
20. Red Sox (20-20 -1) Adrian Gonzalez has been on fire lately, and the offense has actually looked like a division leader, its the pitching that looks like a last place staff. And thats a lot of money invested in that staff.
21. Mets (19-21 +3) Well the race is on to see if the Mets can compete or to see which team will get the services of star Shortstop, Jose Reyes.
22. Pirates (18-22 -7) Well after the big push to .500, the Bucs have lost 5 straight games. The Bucs need someone to start carrying the offense alongside Neil Walker.
23. Orioles (19-20 +3) How about Zach Britton for Rookie of the Year? The 23 year old Lefty has 5 wins and a 2.42 ERA which leads his team.
24. Cubs (17-21 -6) The seemingly happy marriage between the Cubs and new manager, Mike Quade has not been quite what it seemed. The Cubs seem like they are getting buried in the NL Central.
25. Diamondbacks (17-22 even) The Dbacks had a rough week, getting swept by the Giants. The Dbacks don't seem to have enough fire power to compete with the top dogs of the West.
26. White Sox (17-24 +2) The Sox have been flat out awful this season, adding to the woes of all Chicago baseball fans. But the Sox had a 5-2 week and played their best stretch of baseball all season long
27. Padres (17-23 even) Ryan Ludwick has been able to get his bat going, and the Padres are in desperate need of some bats to get going.
28. Mariners (16-23 -5) Ichiro keeps it going year after year, but he is in need of some support. The M's have not given their young pitchers enough run support.
29. Astros (15-25 even) Houston's bullpen has been terrible taking away some sure wins away from Houston. Gotta be tough for Hunter Pence who may be one of the better players in the league that you don't know about.
30. Twins (12-26 even) Minnesota holds on to the last spot, holding the league's worst record and having the nice distinction being last in the league in runs scored and in team ERA. Its hard to be that bad in both categories.
Still very early AL CY YOUNG- Trevor Cahill 6-1 1.82 ERA 46 K's
Still very early NL CY YOUNG- Roy Halladay 5-3 2.21 ERA 73 K's
Still very early AL MVP- Jose Bautista .368 16 HRs 27 RBIsStill very early NL MVP- Ryan Howard .260 9 HRs 35 RBIs
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